SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE ROTC
EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Princeton University - BS - Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of Washington School of Law - JD - Law
George Washington University - LL. M - Patent and Intellectual Property Law
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies
MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Contract Attorneys Course
Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course
Judge Advocate Officer Advanced Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College
Defense Support of Civil Authorities Course
Staff Judge Advocate Course
Dual Status Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Joint Staff Training Course (NORTHCOM)
Joint Task Force Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Military Police Captain's Career Course
National Security Studies Management Course (NSSMC)
AIM, HI Certified Professional Innovator Program—University of Michigan College of Engineering
Army Senior Leader Development Seminar (SLDS)
General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar (GFOS)
Army Strategic Education Program - Advanced (ASEP-A)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) None Recorded
US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass)
Army Service Ribbon
Michigan Service Medal (Broadsword)
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Professor of Law (full professor with tenure) at the Wayne State University Law School in Detroit, Michigan specializing in patent law, government contracting, and contracts. Teaching, publishing books and articles, as well as serving the university community and state through public engagement.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
1992, Washington State Bar
1995, Registered to Practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
1996, U.S. Supreme Court Bar
1996, State of Michigan Bar
2000, Fulbright Association (Life Member)
2002, White House Fellows Alumni Association and Foundation (Life Member)
2018, National Guard Association of Michigan (Life Member)
2018, National Guard Association of the United States (Life Member)
2019, Association of the United States Army (Life Member)
2020, Military Police Regimental Association (Life Member)
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1995-1996, Judicial Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, The Honorable Randall R. Rader, Circuit Judge (ret.), Washington, District of Columbia
1999-Present, Co-author of Intellectual Property Litigation: Pretrial Practice (1ed.-4eds.), Wolters Kluwer publication
1999-2000, Fulbright Senior Scholar, Max Planck Institute, Munich, Germany
1999-Present, Member, Board of Regents, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2001-2002, White House Fellow, Special Counsel to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, The Honorable Ann M. Veneman, Washington, District of Columbia
2002-2005, Special Counsel and Consultant to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
2004-Present, Board Member, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Plant Variety Protection Advisory Board
2017-Present, Board Member, Fisher House of Michigan
2018, ATHENA International Leadership Award
2019, Named 2019 Most Influential Corporate Board of Directors by WOMENSInc, Old National Bancorp Director
2020, Keynote Speaker: I AM THE STORM: Celebrating Women Warriors, by CNS Healthcare, Bloomfield, Michigan
2020, Member, Corporate Board of Directors, Alta Equipment Group, Inc. (ALTG)
2021, Recipient of the Princeton ROTC Alumni Service Award as Princeton’s first alumna to achieve the rank of general officer in the United States Armed Forces
2021, Inducted into the Michigan Military and Veterans Hall of Honor, Lansing, MI
2022, Certified Professional Innovator, University of Michigan, College of Engineering (AIM-HI)
As of: 24 Jan 25
